[dalereed]

Right after WW2 you could buy weather baloons at the surplus store. We used to fill them with hydrogen made in a 5 gal water bottle with zinc strips and Hydrocloric acid, attatch a 20' fuse and let them go just after dark. They set off a great explosion at a couple thousand feet!

far enough away I didn't get tagged for the broken windows.

[Orangedog]

My hat is off to you, sir! And here I thought that surplus weather baloons were just for attaching lawn chairs to.